Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company building intelligent systems for protecting service members and civilians. The Staff Engineer, DevOps role owns and maintains the native C++ build system for autonomous aircraft, improves developer experience and development velocity, and integrates CI, automated testing, monitoring, and simulation environments.

Responsibilities

• Be the expert on our native (C++) software build process
• Improve developer velocity by reducing build/test cycle time and eliminating pipeline bottlenecks
• Collaborate with Software Engineers to understand their requirements, propose designs, and implement identified solutions
• Partner with developers to resolve build/test failures quickly and set best practices for integration
• Integrate CI pipelines with HIL and simulation environments for automated validation
• Implement monitoring, dashboards, and alerts related to build system performance for both local development and CI workflows
• Use agentic solutions to aid in quickly identifying root cause around build failures and getting the appropriate feedback to a Software Engineer

Skills

• BS in CS, CE, EE, or related field with 7+ years industry experience (or MS/PhD with 5+ years)
• Deep CMake/C++ expertise or equivalent
• Strong understanding of dependency management and proficiency with either Conan or CPM
• Proficiency with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, cloud build clusters)
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash)
• Hands-on experience integrating automated testing into CI pipelines
• Demonstrated success improving developer productivity at scale
• Demonstrated track record of excellence as a primary contributor on projects - showcasing the ability to navigate through development cycles, overcome obstacles, and deliver high-quality solutions in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with CICD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Gitlab)
• Cloud Operations experience (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform)
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible) and monitoring (Grafana, Prometheus)
• Background in robotics, autonomy, or aerospace systems

Benefits

• Full-time regular employees receive a bonus.
• Full-time regular employees receive benefits.
• Full-time regular employees receive equity.
• Temporary employees receive a temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days of employment.

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